Total votes
13,322
all sessions
Attendance
78%
3,715 missed
With party
97%
of cast votes
Lower than 98% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 96% of chamber peers
Sponsored
323
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
13,322 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
12,851
voted in favor
Nay
365
voted against
Absent
3,715
missed votes
Total cast
13,322
across all sessions
Crossed party
267
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 61
Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, treats a licensed firearms dealer the same as a private citizen by allowing the dealer to occasionally sell, exchange, or transfer firearms from the dealer's personal collection without conducting a background check on the buyer; clarifies that the criminal history records check requirements do not apply to an occasional sale of a used or second-hand firearm by a person who is not engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Yea
Passed
76–14
Apr 3, 2017
SJR 175
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Tom Midyett, State Forestry Commission -
Yea
Passed
93–0
Apr 3, 2017
SB 519
Pets - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Retail Pet Store Consumer Protection Act" to provide coverage for certain veterinary expenses to persons who buy defective dogs from retail pet stores. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17.
Nay
Passed
51–44
Apr 3, 2017
SB 286
Election Laws - As enacted, permits the sending of an absentee ballot to an address within a county, regardless of whether the voter requesting the absentee ballot possesses a commercial driver license or a valid transportation worker identification credential. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6.
Yea
Passed
95–0
Apr 3, 2017
HB 636
Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, makes various changes to the expunction of juvenile court records, including creating a process for the expunction of juvenile court records for cases in which the juvenile successfully completed pretrial or judicial diversion. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-153 and Section 40-32-101.
Yea
Passed
94–0
Apr 3, 2017
SB 393
Education, Higher - As enacted, transfers rulemaking authority under the Jacob Nunley Act and under the provisions governing the Hepatitis B waiver form at institutions of higher education from THEC to the governing boards of each public institution of higher learning; requires the governing board of each public institution of higher learning, in consultation with the department of health, to promulgate rules regarding immunization requirements for students enrolled within each respective institution. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 49, Chapter 7.
Yea
Passed
95–0
Apr 3, 2017
SJR 259
Memorials, Sports - Randy Coffman, Naismith Girls' High School Coach of the Year -
Yea
Passed
90–0
Apr 3, 2017
SJR 270
Memorials, Recognition - Georgia Willow Jones, 2017 Tennessee Tar Wars Poster Contest -
Yea
Passed
90–0
Apr 3, 2017
HJR 238
Memorials, Sports - Upperman High School girls' basketball team TSSAA Division I Class AA State Champions -
Yea
Passed
90–0
Apr 3, 2017
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